Cider Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups white navy beans, dried
1/4 cup sweet apple cider
1/2 cup pup's monadnock harvest cider
1/2 cup pup's boiled cider
1 small onion, diced
1/4 cup molasses
8 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 small bay leaf
1 teaspoon pup's apple cider vinegar
4 teaspoons soy sauce

Preparation

Pick through the dried beans to discard any rocks and grit.
Wash beans twice in cold water, and soak, covered with 3 inches of water, overnight.
Preheat the oven to 250\u00b0F.
Drain beans, reserving liquid; Pour the beans into a deep, ovenproof casserole.
In a saucepan, heat the sweet apple cider and Monadnock Harvest cider to a simmer.
In a separate saucepan, heat the reserved bean liquid to a boil.
To the casserole, add the onion, Pup's Boiled Cider, molasses, mustard, tomato paste, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf, Pup's Apple Cider Vinegar, soy sauce and the simmering cider.
Add enough boiling bean water to cover the beans.
Cover the casserole with foil or a lid. Bake for 6 hours or until tender, adding a little more water if necessary after 3 hours of baking.